AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Spavinaw Oklahoma. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/spavinaw-ok 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/spavinaw-ok https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:02:42 -0500 Washington, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-lucas-votes-to-vacate-biden-administrations-overreaching-wotus-rule-31548626-cheyenne-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-lucas-votes-to-vacate-biden-administrations-overreaching-wotus-rule-31548626-cheyenne-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement following House passage of S. 619, the COVID-19 Origin Act of https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-supports-house-passage-of-covid19-origin-act-of-2023-31548632-norman-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-supports-house-passage-of-covid19-origin-act-of-2023-31548632-norman-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Stitt joined 18 governors in a joint statement opposing President Biden's threatened veto of Congress' action to disapprove harmful ESG https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-joins-18-governors-in-joint-statement-opposing-harmful-esg-policies-31550385-stillwater-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-joins-18-governors-in-joint-statement-opposing-harmful-esg-policies-31550385-stillwater-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), to urge https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-pushes-back-on-medicare-advantage-proposals-that-risk-care-disruptions-premium-hikes-for-senior-adults-31552122-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-pushes-back-on-medicare-advantage-proposals-that-risk-care-disruptions-premium-hikes-for-senior-adults-31552122-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC– Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Homeland Security https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-sinema-continue-to-push-gsa-to-get-out-of-cbps-way-in-securing-the-border-31552130-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-sinema-continue-to-push-gsa-to-get-out-of-cbps-way-in-securing-the-border-31552130-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-spars-with-treasury-secretary-over-billionaire-bailout-paid-by-oklahoma-community-banks-31552135-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-spars-with-treasury-secretary-over-billionaire-bailout-paid-by-oklahoma-community-banks-31552135-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and their colleagues to introduce a resolution that https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-says-attempts-to-manipulate-the-constitution-to-force-equal-rights-amendment-into-existence-needs-to-stop-31552137-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-says-attempts-to-manipulate-the-constitution-to-force-equal-rights-amendment-into-existence-needs-to-stop-31552137-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), joined 37 colleagues in introducing a resolution https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-joins-resolution-supporting-hong-kong-citizens-31552141-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-joins-resolution-supporting-hong-kong-citizens-31552141-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Regulatory Transparency Act, https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-thune-introduce-regulatory-reform-bill-31552143-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-thune-introduce-regulatory-reform-bill-31552143-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) made the opening statement and questioned witnesses during a Senate Environment and Public Works https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-seeks-answers-for-residents-of-east-palestine-demands-clarity-on-train-derailment-response-31552146-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-seeks-answers-for-residents-of-east-palestine-demands-clarity-on-train-derailment-response-31552146-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) questioned witnesses about the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-stresses-need-for-accountability-in-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal-31552147-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-stresses-need-for-accountability-in-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal-31552147-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Senator Markwayne Mullin announced that he will host his first telephone town hall event as a United States Senator on Tuesday, March https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-mullin-to-host-first-telephone-town-hall-31552148-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-mullin-to-host-first-telephone-town-hall-31552148-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK.), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-lujan-tillis-gillibrand-reintroduce-legislation-to-boost-impact-aid-funding-for-oklahoma-schools-31552149-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-lujan-tillis-gillibrand-reintroduce-legislation-to-boost-impact-aid-funding-for-oklahoma-schools-31552149-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced Ellie’s Law, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-blumenthal-introduce-bill-to-reauthorize-brain-aneurysm-research-31552150-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-blumenthal-introduce-bill-to-reauthorize-brain-aneurysm-research-31552150-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Cynthia Lummis https://www.americantowns.com/news/graham-senators-reintroduce-bill-to-address-pilot-shortage-31552169-greenville-sc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graham-senators-reintroduce-bill-to-address-pilot-shortage-31552169-greenville-sc.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500